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The purpose of government is to preserve liberty. For example, government should protect citizens from mafia-style extortion where people are forced to pay prot
by dpatru 14y ago
The purpose of government is to preserve liberty. For example, government should protect citizens from mafia-style extortion where people are forced to pay protection money in order to practice a certain occupation. But when government becomes the mafia, when it extorts money from people in who want to practice an occupation, as it does with taxi services in boston, then government is acting illegitimately.
- intended 14y agoThis isn't an answer to the question though, if anything its a gross over simplification of the role of government. Incidentally, iirc the mafia used to be interested in cab companies, since it gave them access to controlling unions and a lucrative cash based economic niche.